From Capitol News Illinois: The crisis comes from changes in federal Medicaid policy that were enacted last year as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which slashes one of the main funding tools many states have used for four decades to fund their share of the cost

The plan establishes a decade-long blueprint to ensure the growing population of older Illinoisans “can live dignified, engaged, productive, and meaningful lives at every stage of life,” the Illinois Department of Aging said.

Scholarships are available through the Rochelle Community Hospital Auxiliary to area students who are planning to pursue careers in the healthcare field.

Highlighted by Mayor Jeff Schielke as one of Batavia’s top future developments in the “State of the Community” address, Ignite Medical Resort Batavia has officially opened its doors.

Patrick Kerrwood was welcomed as St. Mary’s Hospital New Chief Executive

“While alcohol may be a fixture in many of our social settings, its health risks are significant and far-reaching,” said Dr. Abraham Thomas, internal medicine specialist. “There is no ‘safe’ amount of alcohol consumption.”

Cases of flu and other respiratory illnesses are at an increased level after the holidays in Will County, with local hospitals seeing admissions rise.

Dixon’s OSF Saint Katharine announced Thursday, Jan. 8, its 2026 plans to expand family planning services, open an OnCall Urgent Care and offer virtual care options. The announcement comes as OSF HealthCare reaches the one-year mark of merging with the former KSB Hospital

Flu is on the rise in Illinois, the nation and DeKalb County this winter. A Northwestern Medicine physician said it's not too late to get vaccinated. Here's what to know

In a rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for the measure

The grant from the William & Beverly Burkardt Family Foundation will help fund improvements to Heritage Square Dixon's rehabilitation room, outdoor gathering areas and entertainment center.

After months of debate, and a ruling by a state agency in favor of Ascension’s closing it down, the Alexian Brothers Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit in Elk Grove Village served its last patient Tuesday.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services

OSF HealthCare has announced the addition of cancer specialist Muzamil Arshad, MD, to its radiation oncology team at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa.

To make screenings easy and accessible, OSF Saint Katharine offers free blood pressure checks at two convenient locations in Lee and Ogle counties.

Seven mothers and their children ages 0 to 5 – and one apartment manager – will live in the apartment building as the mothers receive treatment for substance abuse

The title of first baby of the new year, went to baby Aaron L. of Joliet, who was born to parents Lisbeth and Carlos at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1.

Mercyhealth recently announced it has finalized an affiliation agreement with FHN, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year

The year of 2025 proved as the years before it to have big stories that carried the news.

Preventable pregnancy-related deaths rose and stark racial disparities remained in the Illinois Department of Public Health’s most recent maternal mortality report.

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center has announced that Jennifer Hernandez, APRN, will join its team as a family medicine provider beginning in early January.

Rochelle Community Hospital has temporarily updated its visitor restrictions in response to the recent increase of respiratory illness in Rochelle and the surrounding area.

The biggest increase in hospital admissions for the flu in Illinois is in children ages 5 to 17. Only 1 in 5 Illinois residents has received the flu vaccine

The law applies to both part- and full-time workers. It covers a broader swath of workers than the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

The vaccines are covered at no cost for Medicaid and Medicare patients, as well as by certain private insurance plans.

To date, The Timbers of Shorewood, senior living facility, has donated more than $82,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Planned Parenthood provided services for nearly 35,000 Illinois Medicaid customers across the state in 2024, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services said.

With just days to go before tax credits expire that make marketplace health insurance coverage more affordable, lawmakers and industry experts said they’re concerned that costs will skyrocket for those who can least afford it in the new year.

Two local Lake County hospitals — Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington and Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville — were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.”

OSF Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton recently notified patients that some of their personal and medical information may have been exposed in a breach involving its former electronic health record software vendor, Cerner.

Two weeks after her wedding last year, Kendall Albright of Crystal Lake found a lump and was soon diagnosed with breast cancer. Saturday she was honored at the Bears game after treatment at Advocate Good Shepherd.

Silver Cross Hospital issued a warning about rising cases of norovirus this holiday season and shared tips to avoid getting sick or spreading germs.

Keileigh McCarthy had been working as a certified nursing assistant on a Med-Surg floor at Silver Cross Hospital for a few months in 2021 when she noticed a new registered nurse.

67-year-old Kankakee woman Lori Anderson is seeking a kidney donor.

Rochelle Community Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 18, hosted its fifth annual holiday drive-thru dinner and distributed 200 meals to people in need.

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon has recognized two Mission Partners for their extraordinary commitment to compassionate communication and patient-centered care.

Ashley Vilona, emergency department manager at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, has been recognized as the 2025 Nurse Leader of the Year for Advocate Health’s Illinois Division.

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois residents who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace now have until Dec. 31 to select a plan for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1.

For her excellence in financial operations and for executing key strategic responsibilities with Riverside Healthcare, Patt Vilt has been recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as part of its 2025 “Women hospital and health system CFOs to know” list.

“We have a community that is working hard – and many are working multiple jobs – to make ends meet. But it’s still not enough,“ said Sarah Oprzedek, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Will County.

Attorneys for Prime Healthcare, the company that owns St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, argues that the suit brought against them by Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe should be dismissed. The filing of the motion by the Chicago law firm of Baker and Hostetler came on Nov.

The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year

OnCall Imaging at 1609 First Ave. in Rock Falls recently began its third year in business. The 8,000-square-foot imaging center offers MRI, CT, X-ray, DEXA, mammogram and ultrasound services.

OSF HealthCare has withdrawn its applications to build a replacement hospital in Ottawa and to discontinue services at the current OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, saying the project needs to be re-evaluated.

From Capitol News Illinois: Both Stratton and Kelly say they support the concept of “Medicare for All,” which would establish a single-payer, government-run health insurance program that all Americans would have access to

Silver Cross moved to New Lenox in 2012 and is now “a 348-bed state-of-the-art facility."

Riverside Medical Center is the only regional hospital to earn Gold Tier status on the Illinois Department of Public Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit to block the Trump administration from enforcing the Defund Provision in the federal budget reconciliation law intended for the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers